Week 2 - Discussion11 unread reply.11 reply.Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated. Capitalism and Socialism: Case Study: UberThis discussion assignment requires you to submit at least four posts: an initial post, two reply posts to fellow students in threads other than your own, and a revised post. Prepare: Your initial post in this discussion must be informed by the required material for this discussion. The required material for this discussion will introduce you to what is new about Uber as a business model, the profit incentive in business, and how laws can make or break innovation in business. Your preparation should focus on the characteristics of capitalism and socialism, as well as other business concepts presented in the required material. Since your initial post in this discussion will examine the relation between running a business such as Uber and the laws and economic system of the nation(s) in which it operates, make sure to comb the material on Uber for laws, regulations, and the economic setting that affect its operations. You are encouraged to research relevant laws and regulations to make sure that you have current information. You will also need to review the material on the three ethical theories employed in the Week 1 Discussion as you will draw from that material for this week’s discussion too. Reflect: Keep in mind that Uber has presented itself into the market not as a transportation service but as a service that pairs consumers with ride sharing services by means of a unique phone app. But some sources—including the taxi industry and one California court finding (details in the required material), as well as the characterization of Uber presented in Section 2.5 of the textbook—seem to challenge this branding. According to these sources, Uber is avoiding laws that apply to the transportation industry and, thereby, usurping a rightful place that the taxi industry has carved for itself. Consumers, on the other hand, have shown their preference for Uber by a high demand for its services in the USA and abroad, including those countries in which Uber has been banned. Compared to taxis, Uber offers consumers an efficient system for procuring a ride even in remote areas where taxis do not frequent, a convenient payment method (no need for cash, and fares can be split among different users on the same ride), and significantly cheaper fares compared to taxis. In many instances, Uber cars come equipped with water, candy, and magazines, all for free. Uber drivers are also better off because they keep the majority of the fares for the rides that they service, which is exactly the opposite case of taxi drivers, and they can choose when they want to work. Clearly, this is a controversial case and thus very apt for the examination for this discussion.Keep in mind that a nation’s economic system is shaped by the laws that are in place. Accordingly, laws (including state regulations and local ordinances) will give you a clue for the kind of economic system that exists. Keep in mind also that most nations have mixed economies and there is probably no economic system that purely represents socialism or capitalism. So you will find a different combination of both socialism and capitalism in any nation that you are examining. Write: You have four tasks for your initial post. In order to present an organized post, address each one of these tasks in a separate paragraph and in the following order. Your first task is to articulate the economic system (or combination of characteristics of both socialism and capitalism) that such laws depict. Your second task is to examine the laws that either support or limit the operations by Uber. Your third task is to analyze how your findings from your first and second tasks affect Uber. And your fourth task is to present your moral position with regard to Uber. For this latter task, you will need to identify one of the three ethical theories covered in the Week 1 (utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue ethics) as support for the moral position that you are taking. For example, you may hold the moral position that Uber is morally justifiable because it provides a good for consumers that fills in a gap that had not been met by the taxi industry. Or you may take the position that Uber’s positioning in the market is morally wrong. Revise: Read the feedback provided by your professor to your initial post, either directly to you or to your fellow students. Use this as an opportunity to learn from your professor, especially with regard to the best ways to apply the course material and your research to your analysis. On the basis of what you have learned in this process, post an improved revision of your initial post that applies the additional knowledge that you have gained.Remember that your grade depends on the quality of your initial and revised responses, not just on the submission of an attempt at improvement. It is thus to your advantage to post the best initial post you can and then to also improve that best effort as much as you can through revision. Taking this process seriously will help you develop the skills you need to do well on the Final Project. Requirements for Your Initial Post:Your initial post should be at least 400 words in length and have citations and references in APA notation. It should address the prompt in its entirety. This means that you should not split your response to the prompt in multiple posts. Your examination should be both thorough and succinct. This is a combination that demands time and thought, so give yourself sufficient time to draft and revise.Please be advised that until you post, you will not see what your fellow students are posting. Once you submit your post, you will be able to view the posts from your other classmates. You can then proceed to reply to at least two different threads based on the required material for this discussion.Your list of references for your initial post should include the video and the other required material for this discussion, as well as the Instructor Guidance and any other announcements presented to you by your professor. Use all of the material presented to you in the course and by your professor, in addition to any other sources that you consulted to inform yourself about the case (but not Wikipedia or similar sources).Your research should seek scholarly articles or articles that offer factual or otherwise verifiable information. Your initial post for this discussion should be submitted no later than the end of Thursday (11:59 pm, U.S. Mountain time).

Key AssignmentChoose a company from the SEC EDGAR Web site for your Key Assignment to evaluate for the impact of convergence to IFRS.Part 1Deliverable Length: 1,000–1,200 wordsReview the financial reports and notes of the company you have chosen from the EDGAR Web site. Using this company as your point of reference, provide general information on the following questions:Create an overview on IFRS.What will be some of the main concerns for your company as they move from U.S. GAAP to IFRS?Generate a list of differences that you would expect to see on your Income Statement and your Balance Sheet after the convergence process is complete.Describe what impact the convergence will have on your company’s inventory account (IAS 2).Describe some of the differences between IFRS and US GAAP regarding the accounting for financial instrumentsGive a minimum of two examples of how your company will be impacted by the conversion process (IAS 32, IAS 39 & IFRS 7)Part 2Deliverable Length: 1,000–1,200 wordsFor this assignment, use the company you have chosen from the EDGAR Web site as your point of reference.After the reporting period has ended, you could potentially encounter other events that will have impacts on your company (IAS 10).Describe the recognition and measurement differences currently existing between IFRS and U.S. GAAP.What impacts could these differences have on disclosure requirements?Create an overview of considerations regarding income taxes that the company may encounter.Give 2 examples of areas you see as the greatest concern.What impact will the convergence process have on your company’s tax planning?A key area of contention between IFRS and U.S. GAAP lies in the classification and measurement of leases.Describe the 2 main types of leases and where the differences lie.What impact will this have your company?Give your opinion on the U.S. moving into IFRS.For the company you have selected, what do you see as the major advantages and disadvantages of convergence?Provide a minimum of 3 examples of each supported by your research.Please submit your assignment.For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Required Chapter 1 in Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management Jha, R. K., Sahay, B. S., & Charan, P. (2016). Healthcare operations management: A structured literature review. Decision, 43(3), 259-279. doi: 10.1007/s40622-016-0132-6  Zhao, S. (2014). Analyzing and evaluating critically Tesco's current operations management.Journal of Management and Sustainability, 4(4), 184-187. doi:10.5539/jms.v4n4p184 Retrieved from http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jms/article/view/42713 Operations Management Overview Select one of the key concepts from below for your Discussion  response for this week. Be sure to identify the name of the  organization. If organization’s name needs to stay anonymous, please  check with the instructor ahead of time regarding how to approach that. Discuss different types of operations management and project  management activities that occur at the organization of your choice. Provide examples of single-factor and multifactor productivity measures. Provide two examples of operations management activities at an  organization you considered and its inputs and outputs, productivity  measures, and classify whether it is a goods or services producing  organization.